In the spirit of the New Year, with new goals and new dreams, I have published a little pocket motivator you can download for free.  It’s a handy little piece you can flip open whenever you need a quick pick […]

Hail-oh hail-oh infantry Queen of battle follow me Nothing in this life is ever free So pick up your weapon and follow me Being a soldier is tough business.  The blood, the sweat, and the threat of combat are constant […]

Is your favourite pooch feeling a bit tense lately? Why not pop over to the Ritz-Carlton in Sarasota, Florida where your privileged pup can get a relaxing massage for $225. And if you really feel like pampering your pup, throw […]

Over the Christmas break I read Freakonomics, a book whose authors proudly confess has no unifying theme.  The book basically builds on the work of Steven D. Levitt, the self-professed rogue economist who explores the hidden side of everything. I […]

Dave Chapman, a producer, was sorting through some old recordings of a group called the New Flames when he discovered at the end of one of the tapes a Jimi Hendrix style rendition of the Welsh national anthem, Hen Wlad […]

   Today, Romania and Bulgaria have officially joined the EU.  This brings the EU total up to 27 members and a half a billion people.  The BBC quoted the Romanian president, Traian Basescu as saying, “It was hard, but we […]

One year ends another one begins.  I am looking forward to 2007.  It’s an odd numbered year, and if my past history reflects my future history, odd years have been wild years for me, so 2007 is sleighted to be a […]

The tradition of making New Year’s resolutions dates back 4000 years to the Babylonians.  They believed the way you behaved on the first day of the New Year set the tone for how you would behave for the next 12 […]

After finishing my contract last Friday, I’ve been taking a bit of chill time and getting myself ready for the New Year. I’ve been mulling over my goals for 2007, but haven’t come up with a definitive list yet. The […]